THE BILL (1984): Cast Then & Now | Tragic Fates & The Accident That Shook 25 Lives

[@snakychip]

Bring back The Bill 🙏🏻

[@chriswaring5565]

AND BRING BACK REG HOLLIS TOO

[@PATRIOTICBRITAIN42]

Great memories, i grew up with THE BILL ❤❤❤

[@adrianhughes8143]

One of the best police dramas here in the UK, my favourites were Bob Cryer, Tony Stamp, Jack Meadows, Dale Smith, Reg Hollis, Gina Gold and Frank Burnside. The last of the greatest TV series from ITV. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jimmygee5673]

Agreed! 👍🏻

[@Ivorahyatt]

I liked the ginger bloke ( Galloway ) in first series and Tosh ( the one whose real brother was a reporter and went missing during a war).

[@steve37ist]

they should bring the bill back should never have been axed in the first place

[@JSU1984]

Best program now you get some right rubbish

[@Richard-fv7rq]

Only watched this in the 80's, brilliant tv series.

[@animaltvi]

So. Why does graham cole only have one leg in the thumbnail when he quite clearly has 2 ?

[@rscaretraining3524]

I met Graham a year back and he definitely had 2! 😀😀😀😀

[@Ruffbiker68]

Clickbait

[@josephfelts6560]

Just looked at the thumbnail, look closely and see it's Graham's face imposed upon someone else's body. Seriously clickbait.

[@thebaron9059]

He crashed, he crashed, he crashed!

[@terrysmith2117]

My thoughts exactly!

[@elizabethwhitehouse7752]

I still watch the series every day at 11.40 UK time and am enjoying it all over again.

[@kellywalker4494]

Graham Cole looks better at 72 than he did at 32. He’s barely aged and looks dapper.

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@kellywalker4494 I'm a Cole by birth ( not sure if related) but the Coles I know do tend to look younger

[@kennysale2519]

Loved watching both this and London's burning

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@kennysale2519 L B was rubbish after second series. Film was best .

[@jane1975]

@@Ivorahyatt Don't agree with that, only the first 12 seasons were great the last two were awful.

[@Dexter225588]

OMG love those show as THE BILL and really miss them since 2010 :(

[@porkethpieproductions]

The thumbnail on this is hilarious 🤣👏

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

😅

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Would great to have the bill back.

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@paramedicchrisbookseries If it was realistic, not the crap they turned it into

[@daveattrill2712]

Great video - only a shame there was no space for Ted Roach and Don Beech in there as well.

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

Thanks

[@ninacoppard7397]

My husband related to Ted Roach sadly he passed away

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@daveattrill2712 I met the one who was Don Beech once , he was in Sheffield visiting the old man who was pub landlord in Hollyoaks ( the one from Touch of Frost)

[@lundove]

Sad news, rip. thanks fro the information. it was the Best ever.

[@andrewfoster259]

Used to love watching the Bill.

[@adamkorin5863]

Polly Page anyone?

[@Ivorahyatt]

I'm a woman but If I was a lesbian...

[@rosivison6526]

Why on earth have they missed the most iconic cast member of the bill Inspector Gina Gold? Shame on you!

[@centrevezgaming4862]

In the pilot episode it was titled woodentops as apart of an series called storyboard a show that features shows as pilots if they are successful then that show is granted an full syndication run shortly after woodentops morphed into the Bill and In an early season Frank burnside was originally called Tommy but the name got changed after Chris Ellison became an seasonal actor so Tommy became Frank .

[@Ivorahyatt]

We know all that

[@stevedavies7722]

Mark Wingett in Quadrophenia

[@richardwilliams8312]

Best cop program. Fantastic characters.

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@richhorton8898]

Loved the series! The great no nonsense DI Burnside! One episode, a load of villains get rounded up after a high speed police car chase and crash! "He's gonna need a brain scan guv"!! "They'll be lucky", snarls the DI!.

[@papapabs175]

Seeta Indrani, was quite lovely. She had a great line I remember when a thug told her to go back home, she replied “what Uxbridge “ 😂 Actually I should have said, IS quite lovely.

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

Yes🤣🤣🤣

[@chucky2316]

He meant back home to India though

[@papapabs175]

@@chucky2316 I know what he meant, the writers gave her the perfect response.

[@strawberryatheist2114]

Graham cole always played it like he should have been a real copper but I hear he has done alot for police charities so his kind of served

[@swordfish211]

I wrote a letter of complaint when The Bill was axed. My wife and I are currently watching about three episodes every night. It is timeless. I think its success was due not only to the acting and storylines but to the continual change of cast.

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@swordfish211 It became ridiculous after about 4 series, the storylines were so far fetched and stupid. They should have kept it realistic.

[@aquaboy68]

I remember gary olsen in at the beginning in 84...class actor..sadly missed....

[@Ruffbiker68]

All the early episodes were filmed in merton , Wimbledon , Sutton and mitcham

[@lesedwards9289]

They were filming outside our house in Mitcham Junction one day when my youngest son, waited for a break in filming, went out and got autographs.

[@andrewbates2816]

London, England. We know where it is.

[@jucamatilde5865]

There are other London

[@stephengraham5099]

Are there no AI bots with a British accent? 😇

[@tonygraham7658]

Derek Conway was a brilliant character, would be good to see superintendent brownlow

[@Ivorahyatt]

He blew his brain out

[@linferguson8702]

You missed so many stars of the bill 😢

[@stepheneaston701]

I used to work with Eric Richard about 1965 before he became an actor , he was mad on motorbikes .

[@bradfry5403]

No mention of Polly Page then

[@101steel4]

Partly filmed on my old council estate in South London (phipps bridge) with the sun Hill Station just around the corner. (Lombard industrial estate)

[@gazXspace]

The Jasmine Allen estate

[@jimmyarnold9632]

And leathermarket st

[@grahamjordan1040]

Why do we need a yank talking about a British program

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

America and England have similar languages. Don't be too harsh.

[@gazXspace]

It's AI isn't it 🤔

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

No

[@RobertAnthony-nb2wz]

😊l had chips with mine!

[@djjonmaby3995]

could had put more of the cast in it like they was a dci who was in into antiques but can not remember his name

[@cameronfrench6476]

Smithy is also in Waterloo road in the later series before it moves up to Scotland for filming

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@cameronfrench6476 Was in Casualty and Holby in between

[@AlanWitton]

Sally Rogers is beautiful

[@milliec5542]

what about ted roach legend

[@nickfensome8855]

Anyone remember Simone hyans as Josie or Gary Alson at the start also tosh lines and Polly page honey Harman Paul usher also appeared

[@Ivorahyatt]

You mean Hyams from Grange Hill?

[@nickfensome8855]

@AlWayneDean yeah

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@nickfensome8855 No but i met Paul Usher when he was in Brookside. He and Michael Le Vell from Coronation Street opened a school fete near Scunthorpe where I live

[@rogerbrown1750]

George Rossi made my day in my woodcarving career when he purchased a carving of mine that was donated to cancer kids foundation,did not have time to auction it,

[@grahamhenderson6833]

Graham Cole has NOT had any limbs amputated so the photograph is inaccurate, GC is a good friend of mine

[@nickfensome8855]

Billy Murray was good

[@sheamus1979]

And using a reg hollis pic of his later years in the bill to say he's 28.. And the Burneside pic of "now" is years old

[@telmas7183]

Shows how shallow the poster is when they have to lie to get attention for their garbage!

[@kerrymaynard9350]

you forgot Gina gold

[@minimaxi802]

What about Simon Rouse, DCI Jack Meadows?

[@flosshorace950]

Definitely,missed one of the best actors in the Bill

[@ScottMcculloch-ei3og]

I met Graham Cole years ago he is not as big as he looks on the telly 6ft2 at most.

[@markwinter8315]

No mention of the sensational 'Tosh Lines'. Diamond character & actor ❤

[@murraydean2371]

Did you actually watch the whole video?

[@SuzyQ334]

He's number 7

[@helenmanwaring9002]

Irritating movement at the sides of the screen

[@chriswaring5565]

JEFF STEWART (REG HOLLIS LOOKS LIKE A HOMELESS MY2 FAVOURITE DETECTIVES HAS TO BE FRANK BANG EM UP & ALFRED (TOSH) LINES THE COLUMBO OF SUNHILL😊

[@Ivorahyatt]

I loved Reg. The photo there was when he was depressed after being let go

[@joshrogan9981]

Where's Polly?

[@cyndyturner8511]

Frank Burnside irl has the same disease as Bruce Willis.

[@ninacoppard7397]

Who ever made this video get ur facts right first 😂😂😂

[@dangerousdavecox]

Tje actor who played inspector Andrew Monroe committed suicide

[@newblackdog7827]

DC Ted Roach? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nickpage4333]

I think he passed away>

[@donnakeane-9410]

Pictures photo shopped and take as is the title this is not the first time this site has done this with other show like Mrs Brown's boys they show take pictures and made up title to draw you in to watch it probably in the hope to get liked for cash or just get a lot of people to watch it they would get more views and likes if their titles pictures and information was 100% true

[@jamesjimbob71]

so is this channel run by AI and you like any comment regardless of what it says

[@stevehodgson8354]

what was the accident did i miss something ?

[@slartibartfast6365]

Steven Hartley as Tom Chandler was the best character,

[@Ivorahyatt]

I liked Galloway ( original cast, ginger hair)

[@janethomas6115]

I knew one had die so young as had drink to much

[@stevenroberts5741]

There are fewer and fewer sites that don’t use bloody AI voices. 👎🏻

[@Jason.1734]

Shame it's Ai and you can't do your own videos

[@mda5003]

Derby is pronounced "darby" not "derby".

[@jamesjimbob71]

i can't see the point of having a youtube channel if they are just gonna use use AI voice, cos half the time they make mistakes any

[@mda5003]

@@jamesjimbob71 Agreed and why the clickbait image? Certainly will not subscribe to this channel.

[@marylennon4]

Jim aged badly

[@Jayke1981]

I hate these misleading thumbnails. It's the one thing that grinds my gears so much.

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

Sorry

[@Jayke1981]

​@OldHollywoodVault1996 did you create the pic or find it online?

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

If I put a normal photo, no one will watch my video.

[@Jayke1981]

@OldHollywoodVault1996 well I respect your reasoning.

[@jkkay477]

@@OldHollywoodVault1996 Reported for misleading thumbnail. Let's see.

[@strawberryatheist2114]

The actor who played reg hollis died a few years back

[@Alan-ss3xp]

Jeff Stewart who played Reg is still alive.

[@strawberryatheist2114]

@@Alan-ss3xp let me check

[@strawberryatheist2114]

My mistake it says he attempted to take his own life I got that mixed up that he died as a result 💯 correct Alan I'm glad his still with us . apologies for the incorrect comment

[@Alan-ss3xp]

@@strawberryatheist2114 It must be tough when a job like The Bill comes to an end. I used to like the interaction between Hollis and Tony Stamp, nice humour.

[@strawberryatheist2114]

@@Alan-ss3xp was a great show with alot of talent reg and tony was definitely chalk and cheese but a great double act

[@jamesjimbob71]

rather then like the ccmment about graham cole why don't you answer or do you not care about what you put out is true or not

[@fwof3347]

How is it tragic that Kevin Lloyd died , he drank himself to death ffs. His own fault.

[@karlstewart2220]

Charmed I'm sure before the grace of God go you. Addiction isn't a choice you vile chav

[@stephenhazeldene7719]

I had such a crush on Norika Datta

[@pamelaadam9207]

One of my parents favs the iconic walking opening. I had no idea reg was a local loon

[@Ivorahyatt]

@@pamelaadam9207 Meaning? Does having a breakdown make a person a ' loon' as you put it ? ( a loon/ Lune is actually a bird). You obviously have mental health problems and I hope people speak like that about you as a result.

[@morzie4075]

scott maslen also starred in GTA Grand Theft Auto 2 video at the start of the game on playstaion 1

[@twisted8058]

Maybe do a second one with the other actors. You missed A LOT!

[@OldHollywoodVault1996]

yes. there are too many actors. and our videos can't be too long. it's very hard

[@seanfinlayson3943]

I thought Graham Cole was in his 70's back in 1984... 😆